It doesn’t have to be Christmas to play a Santa Claus-themed slot in the same way that it doesn’t have to be Valentine’s Day to play one with a romantic theme. If you enjoy the game, play it anyway – this one’s called Ho Ho Ho and it’s from Microgaming so read on to check our review of this festive offering.

Ho Ho Ho has five reels and fifteen paylines and you can tell t’s a little dated because of the design which allows the large symbols to fill up every spare space on the reels. There’s no room for any sort of background graphic here and all those symbols are Christmas-related – they include a stick of rock, a gingerbread man, egg nog, a Christmas pudding, the trimmed turkey, a Christmas tree, Santa’s gift-laden sleigh and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.

Father Christmas himself is the wild symbol and a wrapped present is the appropriate scatter icon which is the key to the main feature.

Bonus Features

Free Spins

There are a generous twenty free spins available here and you can trigger them by landing three, four or five of the gift scatter symbols anywhere on the reels.

The two bits of good news here are that the all your wins during this feature will be doubled and you can also re-trigger another twenty spins by landing the required number of scatter symbols during this round.

Gamble Feature

For those who like to live dangerously it’s possible to bet you most recent winnings by clicking the ‘Gamble’ button underneath the reels. You will then get the chance to double or quadruple your winnings by correctly choosing whether the next playing card drawn will be the right colour or suit. If you lose you will end up back in the base game with nothing.

Ho Ho Ho Online Slot Playing Tips

Use the gamble feature with caution – it’s tempting to gamble away every win but this is the quick way to deplete your bankroll.

Verdict

Ho Ho Ho is clearly a little dated now but it does what it says on the tin; it clips along briskly enough and rewards players with a decent number of free spins.